“Only talented people fret about mediocrity.” Seth Godin, The Dip, page 13. Mediocrity is a constant worry of mine. Am I doing enough to build a fantastic life for myself and for my daughters? Am I doing everything I need to do to be an exceptional writer, an extraordinary mother, and a champion person? According […]

For the past week or so, I haven’t been able to get a staggering statistic out of my head. Once upon a time, I was reading a book called How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life. It’s all about the manner in which language develops in […]

Growing up, I dreamed of two things: learning how to make money reading books, and learning how to make money writing books. I’ve been fortunate enough to do both, and today I want to talk about some of the different things I do to make money reading books. Five years ago, I had just begun […]

You may have heard of Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, as the book has gotten a LOT of attention on Instagram. In fact, I only picked it up in the first place because I had seen so many people posting photos and reviews of it, and I figured I better find out what all the […]

When I started reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, I wasn’t sure I would continue. The first few pages are really, really dense, and it just wasn’t capturing my interest. Nevertheless, I posted a photo of the book to my Bookstagram page, and a number of people told me to stick out the […]

I’ve talked about one of my absolute favorite confidence-building books for girls in the past, and I’m excited to announce today that I’m giving away a copy of it over on Instagram! For your chance to grab a copy of Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell, head on over to my Instagram account […]

Sure, the book is called Valentine. Typical love story? Not so much. Tom Savage’s 1997 thriller is, in fact, the complete opposite of a love story. It’s filled with stalking, murder, mystery, and a twist that somehow manages to be both totally surprising and completely obvious, all at the same time. Valentine weaves together a […]

When I was newly pregnant, I was slowly wandering the stacks at the library and, on a whim, picked up a random parenting book. Little did I know, that book would become one of my top parenting books. Before I read How Much Is Too Much?, the idea of overindulgence had never crossed my mind, […]

I run a nondescript five-bedroom, three-bathroom household in Suburbia, USA, and let’s be honest: Some days it’s completely grueling and exhausting running this household. Can you imagine running a household with 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and a constant stream of tourists — all while trying to protect one of the most powerful and famous families […]